The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-12-15
THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
GREENHORNS INTERVIEWING
TIE CONGK ESSMEN.
Dog Fights Easier to Record Than Com
Sre~smen'> tieWs---E Evangelical Alii-
ancc. &c., dc.

or fire on Madison square, but it is a
different thing to tackle the average Con
gresham. For instance dog fights and
fires are generally alike, while all the Con
gressmen are unlike except in one partic-
ular This particular the cohorts of green
horns ignore utterly. They probably did
! not know that the average Congressman,
| especially new one, never expects to be
asked his name, his State &c. He thinks
his name and his personality are known
wherever the shadow of the Stars and
Stripes may fall, wherever the metaphor
| cal scream of the American eagle NAV be
heard. The twenty New York reporters
were turned loose in the Senate chamber,
and | am told one of the checklist tackled
German, of Maryland, when the following
colloquy ensued:
what is your name!' asked the New
York reporter.
German looked at him minute and an
swered, ''Arthur p. German"
"N hat Is your State?"
maryland" was the answer, with a
widening Of the eyes.
''W hat is your politicsl' queried the ur-
bane youth.
81 am a Democrat" answered German,
with rising intonation of the voice, land
as catechiSms seem to be i'll order may
ask who in the II are you and what do
you mean!'
Pulitzer's messenger replied with IA look
of conscious pride, II am a representative
of the New York World
II might have known it, !" said German,
settling back to his work, "anybody else
would have been better acquainted with
the looks of a simon pure Democrat
If the youth had approached the Hon.
German and told him that he knew him
| Il l. I,+ h,
acknowledged gyascutus of the Mary land
political arena, the promoter of all schemes
Of BIPARTISAN activity" the political pro-
genitor of Higgins, he might have found
out all the Maryland boss thought of
the message, tie tariff, the educational
bill, &c.
The grcenhorns returned TO New York
| that evening and wrote up the interviews
on the train. Writing the interviews on
the train may account for some of the
speeches they put into the lips of some of
our North Carolina Congressman. have
| heard of one member of our delegation
who says he was msquoted. | observe
the cohort failed to get anything out of
General Ransom. | have heard brilliant
newspaper man say within the past week
that he went to the Metropolitan especial
ly to get an interview with our senior
Senator. He tells me he was received
with the utmost courtesy, bat that his
shrewdest question was met with glitter
ing generallties' and, that he had to leave,
convinced of the fact that when General
Ransom did not wish TO talk. he would
not. General Ransom has learned that
| talking about plan is the best way III the
world in which to insure its defeat.
The Evangelical Alliance, mentioned in
| this correspondence about a month ago,
met here this week. The sessions of the
learned and reverend body were very in
teresting. Prominent divines of all the
| Protestant denominations were present.
The members of the Alliance were received
| by the President and Mrs. Cleveland.
| When Brother Burchard Of Rum, Roman
! ism, and Rebellion notoriety was present
ed, there was a general smile and the
! Presidents good humored face was wreath
ed in smiles as he greeted him. Mrs.
| Cleveland was also very cordial and grac-
| ious. Among those in attendance was
Rev. L. G. Nass, the author of 'sPreSbyte-
rianism iu Eastern North Carolina of
| New Berne.
Monday, if there is a roll call of States
Mr. Henderson will offer the Internal
Revenue bill he came SO near making a
law, last March, the 3rd inst, with some
important changes and amendments
will send you copy of the entire bill if it
is offered on Monday.
Little has been done since my last letter
because the House had to adjourn after
brief sessions in order to give Mr.. Carlisle
| time to form the committees. The Repub
lieans have already been placed on the
their Committees in the Senate. There is
great deal of speculation as to who vii
be the Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee. Some think Mr.. Mills, of
Texas, will be, because by right of senior
ity on the Committee it belongs to him
Others think it will be given to Judge
Crisp, of Georgia. Others mention Scott
Of Erie.
Hon. Alfred NJ. Waddell arrived here
| Saturday. He represents the Wilmington
| Chamber of Commerce and Produce Ex
change. Other gentlemen from Southern
| ports are here. These will form q Com
'mittee whose object it will be to have
Southern congressman placed on the Rive
and Harbor Committee of the House anc
the Commerce Committee of the Senate
The Presidents message has made ;
profound impression. A member of th'
| AdDlucU IIOi tuC SAiu "
friend of mine Saturday that it would viii
many votes for the Democracy next year
MrC W. Harris has charge of the Wash
ington bureaux Of the Wilmington Mes
senger and Macon Telegraph, and has rent
ed for the session an office on Newspape
Row-5I5 14th Street. He telegraphs from
/, 900 to 1,50O words every night to th
Macon Telegraph and sends specials to tn
Messenger when anything of importanc
occurs. He sends a letter nearly ever
day to the Messenger besides. The Mes
senger is the only North Carolina pape
kept on sale by the news stands here, an
| have heard a great many compliment
paid to it within the past three days.
Capt John B. Hussey Chief of the Arm
Pensions Division of the Treasury Depart
ment, is the correspondent of the New
and Observer this session. He also write
believe, for the Lenoir Topic.
Mr.. 4. II. Cowan, Resolution and Pet
ton Clerk of the House, sends an occf
7 sional letter to the New Berne Journal.
Mr.. Simmons has made most favorab
/. impression here. He gives the tollowin
r opinion in regard to the Internal Revenu
: question for the benefit of your reads:
: ''Mr Carlisle, it is understood, wi
J.. recognize the advocates of the repeal
: internal taxes and give them a fair chant
e to present to the House their views al
to obtain the sense of that body upon Il